The Atlantic City Police Department has continued to conduct targeted operations of a neighborhood resulting in the arrest of 14 individuals.
For more than a month, officers have been deployed to the areas of Florida, Bellevue, and Texas Avenues focusing on quality of life issues and the possession and distribution of narcotics. Many complaints have been received by the residents and business merchants through various means including Citistat and tip411.
Over the last two weeks, police officers have arrested 14 individuals. During these arrests, officers have recovered almost five ounces of cocaine, 160 individual bags of heroin, prescription pills, and drug paraphernalia. In addition, 10 motor vehicle summonses have been issued.
In a previous alert, the police department reported 19 arrests and the recovery of two handguns, 195 individual bags of heroin, more than 117 grams of cocaine, five grams of methamphetamine, 11 ecstasy pills, and prescription pills. Officers have also issued multiple motor vehicle summons and towed several vehicles including an illegal dirt bike.